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Hand-Stitched Felt.

By Jessica | Published: March 28, 2010
So, perhaps you consider yourself to be a jaded crafter.  And as far as you know, toymaking doesn’t have a regular place in the crafting repertoire you’ve created for your oh-so-grownup and cynical self. Maybe you even tend to make only what you deem to be useful items like clothing or, on a particularly whimsical day, [...]
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Mulled Claret for Heroes.

By Jessica | Published: February 10, 2010
I am keenly devoted to warm drinks all through the winter, but on unusually blustery days like today—especially when friends come visiting—my ambitions go beyond pots of strongly steeped tea. On such days, I might make up a batch of steamy, citrusy mulled wine. And my favorite recipe for mulled wine comes from The Week-End [...]
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Busy as a Bee.

By Jessica | Published: October 15, 2009
This month I have been invited to contribute to two blogs—one librarianesque, and one culinary—and I wanted to take this opportunity to thank my kind hosts.  If you are interested in the ins and outs of my librarian life, I’m writing for The Desk Set this month.  So far I’ve written about my love of [...]
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Ruined for the Simple (Napkin) Life.

By Jessica | Published: June 12, 2009
I’m a big fan of the cloth napkin. There’s really been no place for throw-aways in my home for a number of years.  And when I find that I have a big-enough bit of fabric hanging around after finishing some sewing project (17″ square is enough for my purposes),  I’ll occasionally whip up a napkin [...]
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Onion Skin Easter Eggs.

By Jessica | Published: April 4, 2009
I didn’t know that onion skins (yes, the papery brown ones from plain old yellow onions at the grocer) would dye eggs until I read about it in a 1945 craft book at the library. But I soon learned that this idea is far from forgotten, and I decided to try it out for myself. [...]
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Fruit and Nut Animals from a Century Ago.

By Jessica | Published: March 28, 2009
The following pictures are so wonderful that I just have to hold the explanations for below. Without further ado, I bring you… A cow made of almonds:A bear made of raisins:And my personal favorite, an elephant made of English walnuts:These images come to us via the librarians at the University of Washington, who have done [...]
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